A file photo of young people using shisha at a hotel. [Photo: Courtsey]
Former NACADA chairman John Mututho has asked the government to emulate kRwanda which has banned Shisha smoking.
He said a large number of youths have been addicted to the drug with claims that iy is adultered with cannabis and heroin.
Barely less than two weeks ago Rwanda government banned the use, advertisement and import of the product citing that it is 'addictive, dangerous and damaging' to human lives.
According to Mututho, a study conducted by the University of Nairobi found that Shisha had traces of opiates, especially in the towns where samples were collected.The former Naivasha MP said that it had the effects similar to those of smoking tobacco while pipe sharing could lead to spread of infectious diseases like TB and Hepatitis.
Mututho who spoke to the Star in Naivasha on Sunday, said that there was a need for public education on the effects of the drug.